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By Sarah Lye, PJS2
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ll of us have desires. We may desire to pursue a career in law or medicine, to get married and have children, to go on a holiday, or to eat a certain kind of food to satisfy our hunger pangs or crave a certain drink to quench our thirst. What is the meaning of ‘desire’? According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, ‘desire’ means a strong wish to have or to do something. We are created in the image of God and are created to desire God. Thus, there is a quest within us to want to draw closer to God. We can only be fulfilled by God as He is the One that satisfies us and fills our emptiness. Though everyone’s level of thirst and hunger is different, God is the One who puts that desire into each one of us to want to know Him more intimately. How do we cultivate our desire for God and increase our desire for Him? There are seven keys to achieve this: 1. Ask
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 When we are hungry after God, we want to ask God for more of Him. We will keep asking and pursuing after Him. We will not be satisfied with our current condition. Instead, we will keep seeking and asking God for more of Him. 9
